LI Restaurateur Brothers Changing Banks to Bistros

Old Bank of Babylon Building Reopens as Monsoon

BABYLON — Having a love for the architecture of banks, brothers Michael and Kurt Bohlsen took the old Bank of Babylon building to open their first Asian fusion themed restaurant, Monsoon. The eatery offers a family-style sharing menu that includes treat foods, as well as Asian dishes and delicacies that customers are already familiar with. Kurt Bohlsen, who is co-owner of the Bohlsen Restaurant Group with Michael, said that they brought some ideas for the restaurant after a visit to Asia in 2010. Kurt adds that he and Michael are scouting more locations, as they are already planning to expand.